ACT Now: North Carolina

Important Dates

The Schedule of Events (web content) (coming soon) contains all dates and deadlines for North Carolina’s test event. Check it frequently to stay on track for testing. We recommend uploading students as early as possible, but you may upload students, assign events, and add accommodations up to the day before you test online.

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Test Event 1:
Standard Time Paper

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Test Event 1:
Online Window

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Test Event 1:
Accommodations Paper and Online
 

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Test Event 2:
Standard Time Paper

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Test Event 2:
Online Window

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Test Event 2:
Accommodations Paper and Online
 

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Test Event 3:
Standard Time Paper

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Test Event 3:
Online Window

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Test Event 3:
Accommodations Paper and Online

Test Administration Roles
 

Contract Coordinator
District Test Coordinator
Test Coordinator
Test Accommodations Coordinator
Technical Coordinator
Test Event Staff
 

Resources & Tips

Select your current phase of test administration to view resources and links related to that phase.

  • What's New (web content) (coming soon)
  • Schedule Flexibility Policy (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Address Change Request Form (webform) (coming soon)
  • ACT Online Technical Readiness Survey (webform) (coming soon)

Learn about ACT Now

  • Overview (video) (coming soon)
  • Glossary of Terms (pdf) (coming soon)
  • User Role Matrix (pdf)  (coming soon)
  • Introduction - ACT Now/TCM Sandbox Environment (pdf) (coming soon)

Setting up ACT Now

Invite or Manage Organizations in ACT Now

  • Confirm Organization Participation Status (video) (coming soon)
  • Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video) (coming soon)

Add Users with Roles to ACT Now

  • Adding Users with Roles (video) (coming soon)
  • Creating a User Account (video) (coming soon)
  • Users File - Layout (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Users File Template (csv) (coming soon)

Manage Your Students

  • Quick Start Guide to Managing Students in ACT Now (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Student Registration File - Layout (pdf) (coming soon)
    Tip: North Carolina must enter "X, x = prefer not respond" for the Gender field and "MS" for the Test Option field. 
  • Student Registration File Template (csv) (coming soon)

Manage Accommodations

Understanding Accommodations

  • Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (pdf) (coming soon)

Assigning Accommodations

  • Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) User Guide (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Accommodations Calendar layout (xlsx) (coming soon)
  • English Learner Documentation Comparison (video) (coming soon)
  • English Learner Supports-Requirements Reference Table (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Qualified Exceptions to the Deadline (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Consent to Release Information (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Requesting Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports (web content) (coming soon)
  • Submit student accommodations through Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system (success.act.org) (coming soon)
  • Requesting Accommodations Using TAA (video) (coming soon)
  • Human Reader and Sign Language Interpreter Instructions and Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon)

Prepare Students for Testing with Accommodations

  • Alternate Format Practice Tests Order Form (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Pre-recorded Audio Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon) (coming soon)
  • Video American Sign Language Usage Guidelines (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf) (coming soon)

Prepare for Testing

  • Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf)  (coming soon)
  • Technical Readiness Checklist for Technical Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
  • TestNav Support (website) (coming soon)
  • Before Test Day Checklist (pdf) (coming soon)
  • MyACT User Guide for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)

Prepare Students for Testing

  • Information for Examinees (act.org) (coming soon)
  • Preparing for the ACT Test Taken in TestNav (pdf) (coming soon)
  • MyACT User Guide for Students (pdf) (coming soon)
  • MyACT - Setup Account and How to Use Your Student Code (video) (coming soon)
  • Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinee (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Letter for North Carolina Junior Examinees-Spanish (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Taking the ACT (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Taking the ACT - Spanish (pdf) (coming soon)
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TCM Resources

Access ACT Now Policy Modules

Test Coordinator Modules:

  • Policies (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Facilities (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Staff (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Materials (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Administration (web content) (coming soon)
  • Non-Test Activities (web content) (coming soon)
    Tip: The NC administration supplements replace the non-test directions in this module.

Room Supervisor Modules:

  • Policies (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Facilities (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Staff (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Materials (web content) (coming soon)
  • Test Administration (web content) (coming soon)

Set up Test Center Manager (TCM)

  • Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (video) (coming soon)
  • Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (simulation) (coming soon)
  • Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (video) (coming soon)
  • Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (simulation) (coming soon)
  • Internet Outage Checklist - Paper Testing with ACT Now and TCM (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Standard (pdf)  (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Accommodations (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - NCR (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Create a Test Room (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Using Test Center Manager (web content) (coming soon)

 Administer Tests

  • Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Paper (video) (coming soon)
  • Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Online (video) (coming soon)
  • Administration Supplement - Paper (pdf) (coming soon) (coming soon)
  • Administration Supplement - Online (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Test Day Checklist (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Manage Breaks as Needed (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Calculator Policy (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Turn Off Device Poster (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Printable Test Administration Manual (pdf) (coming soon)
    Tip: The NC administration supplements replace the non-test directions in this manual.
  • Printable Non-College (NCR) Test Administration Manual (pdf) (coming soon)
    Tip: The NC administration supplements replace the non-test directions in this manual.

Administer Tests with Accommodations 

  • ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners – Online Testing (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Translated Directions for English Learners (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Reader Agreement (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Scribe Agreement (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Spoken Instructions - Online (pdf) (coming soon)

Returning Materials

  • After Test Day Checklist (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Now Returning Test Materials (video) (coming soon)
  • Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Replacement Site Header (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Manage and Track Test Materials in Test Center Manager (pdf) (coming soon)
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Access Online Reporting

  • ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Setting Up for Success - Online Reporting and TAA (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Access ACT Online Reporting (success.act.org) (coming soon)
  • ACT Online Reporting State and District Benefits, Features, Navigation, and Rosters (video) (coming soon)
  • ACT Online Reporting State and District Contract Reports and Student Reports (video) (coming soon)
  • ACT Online Reporting State and District Summary Data Tool Resources (video) (coming soon)
  • Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Downloading HSRs or ISRs as Individual PDFs (pdf) (coming soon)

Understanding Reports

  • Sample Score Report – High School – NC (pdf) (coming soon)
    Tip: Some portions of the student report do not apply to NC students and will be left blank.

Help Students Access and Understand Reports

  • Sample Score Report - Student - NC (pdf) (coming soon)
    Tip: Some portions of the student report do not apply to NC students and will be left blank.
  • Using Your ACT Results (pdf) (coming soon)
  • Using Your ACT Results - Spanish (pdf) (coming soon)
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Helpful Links & FAQs

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  • ACT Now
    • Log into ACT Now to manage your test administration
  • Success.act.org
    • Access Test Accessibility & Accommodations (TAA) System
    • Access Online Reporting
  • ACT Online Technical Readiness Survey (coming soon)
  • ACT System Status page

 

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  • ACT General Questions
  • ACT Customer Support Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time
  • State Policy Questions:
    Please contact your Regional Accountability Coordinator (RAC).
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  • Schedule of Events (web content) (coming soon)
  • Comparison of Administration Platforms (pdf) (coming soon)
  • North Carolina Administration Supplement - Paper (pdf) (coming soon)
  • North Carolina Administration Supplement - Online (pdf) (coming soon)
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Data Office Hours for North Carolina

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  • ACT Test Administration Training – Paper (webinar) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Administration Training Slides – Paper (pdf) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Administration Training – Paper Q&A (xlsx) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Administration Training – Online (webinar) (coming soon)
  • ACT Test Administration Training Slides – Online (pdf)
  • ACT Test Administration Training – Online Q&A (xlsx) (coming soon)
  • Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training (webinar) (coming soon)
  • Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training Slides (pdf) (Coming soon)
  • Test Accommodations and English Learner Supports Training Q&A (xlsx) (coming soon)
  • Accommodations Office Hours Spring 27 (coming soon)
  • 2026 Sandbox Environment Training (webinar) (coming soon)
  • 2026 Sandbox Environment Training Slides (pdf) (coming soon)
  • 2026 Sandbox Environment Training Q&A (xlsx) (coming soon)
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